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Proverbs 13:12

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”

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¹⁰Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised.

¹¹Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

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